Vertical drilling begins in Uttarkashi tunnel to rescue trapped workers
Hopes of an expedited rescue for the 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand have been dashed as the auger drilling machine, which ended up breaking inside the tunnel, has still not been fully taken out, officials said on Sunday evening.
“The equipment to cut the broken parts had to be flown in. With the help of the Air Force and an IndiGo chartered flight, a magna rod cutter, laser cutter, and Defence Research and Development Organisation’s plasma cutter have reached the site,” National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) member Syed Ata Hasnain said at a press conference on Sunday evening in New Delhi.
